Monday, July 12, 2010

Pimp My Crib

Gunny recently moved into his newly pimped out crib. Peanut Head started making this souped up chalet towards the end of winter when Mr. Naughty Pants ate that door jamb. I took one look at the door jamb, and right away it was no longer too cold for His Hairiness to be outside during the day. Suddenly he found himself out of doors in Idaho temps. Brrrrr.

Peanut Head, being the nice guy that he is, set to work on the new doggie digs right away. Gunny was very helpful, lending lots of moral support out in the cold garage.

Check this out, Peanut Head gave His Doggitiness insulation. Geesh. I think that stuff is better than the stuff in my house. My house with the missing door jamb.

Just in case you thought I was anal, Peanut Head didn't cut any corners for Gunny Man.

Yep, that's siding you see there. What happened to the plywood Snoopy house? I thought dog houses were just slapped together with wood scraps in an afternoon, not planned out and cost adjusted in excruciating detail.

Peanut Head even had a little brainstorming session with Gunny, wherein they discussed in great detail how much growing was going to ensue in later months. Inseams were measured, then multiplied by percentage speculations based on age in months vs. average growing season for canine persons.

I don't really know what I'm saying. I witnessed some things and made some guesses about the actual math of it all. But there was measuring and too many nauseating growth projections. I was consulted and, always happy to help, I did some vigorous eye rolling. I mean enthusiastic.

Gunny even had to hang for a bit, just to make sure it was right-sized. And I think Peanut Head was crossing his fingers that Gunny didn't end up turning into that freakishly big red dog, Clifford.

And this? This is the ultimate insult in my world. Gunny Man has a foyer. And yes, I'll admit, I was a little tempted to hang wallpaper and shop for an entry table and lamp, but dang it, I don't even have a foyer in my door-jamb-missing-house. I have a rug for people to step on.

You step into my house and immediately you are in my living room. It's that cozy.

There is no foyer.

Peanut Head tried to pacify me by explaining that this is really some sort of submarine-like compartment to seal off the frigid cold and wind. Gunny steps into his foyer, shakes off his delicate little doggie legs, then proceeds into the next compartment, the formal living room.

After explaining why Gunny gets a foyer and I'm still waiting for the door jamb replacement, Peanut Head had the nerve to hand me a paint brush.

Can you believe that?

Of course, only the best for my little Doggie-Dita. I snatched Peanut Head's faded camo beret-hat-thing, the one he wore when he was a Grunt, and headed off to Home Depot for a little color-matching session.

I love camo. I'm thinking I'm going to try to turn this into a piece of digi paper since I haven't been able to find any digi camo supplies anywhere.

Peanut Head made me do the Gunnery Sargeant insignia. He printed a picture for me and everything.

Just so you know, and because maybe I'm a little bitter, Gunny is a chicken butt. He's such a chicken butt that he was barking so ferociously at a plastic grocery bag in our backyard this afternoon, that I thought he was going to give himself an aneurysm.

And because you know I'm naughty, I ran out and coaxed him to investigate a little closer with me, then when we got right up on it, I shook it at him and chased him with it.

That is the most amazing dog house I've ever seen. I think you & PH should go into business. Great dog houses with custom paint jobs. Ooh ooh, and he could design one that has a screened (chicken wire?) porch, so when my cat blows in my ear before the 6am alarm goes off, I could make him spend the night out there & he wouldn't be able to go play in the street!

Ha! This is the best! I'm not surprised Gunny got such an involved house ~ I think many hubster's do that. They just get carried away in something that SHOULD just be plywood slapped together. At least it's done now. I'd start worrying if you see a little plasma TV making its way through his "foyer" and into his "formal living room". ; )

Looks awesome :) Friends have a very similar one, but they lived in Quebec, so it was definitely needed for the cold! And puppy is now a full grown Bernese Mountain Dog...so he never really got to sleep in the people house.Love the paint job, I may have been baby grunt...or sparrow, or whatever they call the air cadets. And a geek, so I collected a bunch of military stuff. Will send to your email!

I was really wondering what good the insulation would do with those big open doors... shouldnt Peanut Head install a cool revolving door system to further seal out the worst of the winter weather??? hmmmm

Cool doggie digs. My pups get stuck with the wire kennels when I want them contained. Nothing nearly as attractive as what you guys managed. =D

That is so cool....an insulated dog house and he even gets a foyer....NO FAIR!! You know....I think your husband probably planning on hanging in there with the dog....maybe watching sports. So look out when he buys Gunny one of those little bitty tv's. ha ha :)

Wow. That's quite the dog house! I better not let Trent see the pictures so he doesn't get any ideas! He told me the other day that he and peanut head think that we must be conspiring against them if we look at each other's blogs...men! They always assume there's an alterior motive!

I'm a late bloomer. Just found your site and love it! We do the same thing to our dog! He is afraid of his dog food bag. My husband chases him with it. Thought we were the only crazies out there. You make me laugh! Out loud. Really!

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